
Tron is a movie novelization written by Brian Daley in 1982 and based on the movie of the same name, directed by Steven Lisberger in 1982. The movie features Jeff Bridges, Bruce Boxleitner, David Warner, Cindy Morgan, Barnard Hughes, Dan Shor, and others.
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Storyline
Kevin Flynn is a leading software engineer, formerly employed by the computer corporation ENCOM, who now runs a video game arcade and attempts to hack into ENCOM’s mainframe system. Before Flynn can get the information he needs to reveal Dillinger’s acts, the MCP uses an experimental laser to digitize and download Flynn into the ENCOM mainframe cyberspace.
Movie vs Book

Year
1982
Minutes
96
Movie Rate
6.80
Source: IMDb

Year
1982
Pages
186
Book Rate
7.62
S: Goodreads
Book
Tron
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“The author of a book pretty much gives up control of the story when the producers take over a book to make it into a movie.”
RODMAN PHILBRICK (Writer)

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